Multiple choice

Which of the following options best fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete the passage by filling the gaps with the most suitable option.

In the past five years, there has been a --------17----- in the consumption of soft drinks sweetened -----18--- sugar. -------19------ the same time, there has been increasing publicity about the adverse effects of weight gain cause by the consumption of sugar-laden drinks. Clearly the public’s awareness of the harmful health effects of weight gained by consuming sugar-laden drinks caused the decline ------20----- the consumption of such drinks.

  1. markedly rise

  2. marked decline

  3. marked rise

  4. markedly decline
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B Correct answer
Explanation

We need an adjective in the past tense. The 'decline' becomes apparent later in the text.

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